Knockboy

Knockboy
Highest point
Elevation	706 m (2,316 ft)
Prominence	685 m (2,247 ft)
Isolation	11 miles (18 km)
Listing	County top (Cork), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates	51.802°N 9.442°W / 51.802; -9.442
Naming
Native name	An Cnoc Buí
English translation	Yellow Mountain
Geography
Knockboy Location within island of Ireland
Location	County Cork / Kerry, Ireland
Parent range	Shehy_Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	W005620
Topo map	OSi Discovery 85

Knockboy (Irish: An Cnoc Buí, meaning 'yellow mountain') is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland.

Geography

North ridge of Knockboy

Knockboy is the highest peak in the Shehy Mountains and the highest mountain in County Cork with its summit shared with County Kerry. It is the 104th highest peak in Ireland.

Geology

The mountain is composed of sandstone laid down in the Devonian period which was subsequently uplifted to form a mountain range, before being eroded into its present form by glaciers during the last ice age.

See also

• List of Irish counties by highest point
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of P600 mountains in the British Isles
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles
• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland

References

• Irish Walk Guides 1: South West. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, 1978.